Actor
Wenche Foss
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist
1917 - 2011
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Wenche Foss
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wenche Foss is the 5,367th most popular actor (up from 5,760th in 2024), the 372nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Actor.
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Past 12 months
54.99
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Wenche Foss's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.99.
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Among Actors
Among actors, Wenche Foss ranks 5,366 out of 15,712. Before her are Marguerite Clayton, Ina Claire, Martin Wuttke, Osvaldo Ríos, Alina Janowska, and Gayle Hunnicutt. After her are Mia Wasikowska, Gavin MacLeod, Helen Gallagher, Pavel Kadochnikov, Charles Berling, and Toshiyuki Morikawa.
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Osvaldo Ríos
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Alina Janowska
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HPI: 54.99
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Gayle Hunnicutt
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HPI: 54.99
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Wenche Foss
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,367
Mia Wasikowska
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HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,368
Gavin MacLeod
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HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,369
Helen Gallagher
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HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,370
Pavel Kadochnikov
1915 - 1988
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,371
Charles Berling
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,372
Toshiyuki Morikawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,373
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Wenche Foss ranks 284. Before her are Arne Sucksdorff, Larry O'Brien, Virginia Grey, Eugen Walaschek, Tofig Guliyev, and Lise Nørgaard. After her are Vernon A. Walters, Barry Commoner, Richard Boone, José Magriñá, Nils Täpp, and Ibrahim Shams. Among people deceased in 2011, Wenche Foss ranks 343. Before her are Ragnhild Hveger, Lewis Binford, Maurice Goldhaber, Nasser Hejazi, Gilbert Adair, and Célestin Oliver. After her are Bhimsen Joshi, Milton Babbitt, Kjell Johansson, Ragnar Lundberg, Kiyonori Kikutake, and Yrjö Hietanen.
Others Born in 1917
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Arne Sucksdorff
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2001
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 278
Larry O'Brien
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1990
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 279
Virginia Grey
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 280
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 281
Tofig Guliyev
COMPOSER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 282
Lise Nørgaard
WRITER
1917 - 2023
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 283
Wenche Foss
ACTOR
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 284
Vernon A. Walters
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 285
Barry Commoner
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 286
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 287
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 288
Nils Täpp
ATHLETE
1917 - 2000
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 289
Ibrahim Shams
ATHLETE
1917 - 2001
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 290
Others Deceased in 2011
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Ragnhild Hveger
SWIMMER
1920 - 2011
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 337
Lewis Binford
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 338
Maurice Goldhaber
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2011
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 339
Nasser Hejazi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2011
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 340
Gilbert Adair
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 341
Célestin Oliver
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 342
Wenche Foss
ACTOR
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 343
Bhimsen Joshi
SINGER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 344
Milton Babbitt
COMPOSER
1916 - 2011
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 345
Kjell Johansson
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - 2011
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 346
Ragnar Lundberg
ATHLETE
1924 - 2011
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 347
Kiyonori Kikutake
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 348
Yrjö Hietanen
ATHLETE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 349
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 372 out of 1,248. Before her are Peder Kolstad (1878), John Carew (1979), Halvard Hanevold (1969), Petter Hugsted (1921), Henry Johansen (1904), and Frank Hansen (1945). After her are Finn Ronne (1899), Olaf Hoffsbakken (1908), Vera Henriksen (1927), Johan Anker (1871), Pål Tyldum (1942), and Gøran Sørloth (1962).
Others born in Norway
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Peder Kolstad
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 366
John Carew
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 367
Halvard Hanevold
ATHLETE
1969 - 2019
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 368
Petter Hugsted
ATHLETE
1921 - 2000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 369
Henry Johansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1988
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 370
Frank Hansen
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 371
Wenche Foss
ACTOR
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 372
Finn Ronne
EXPLORER
1899 - 1980
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 373
Olaf Hoffsbakken
ATHLETE
1908 - 1986
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 374
Vera Henriksen
WRITER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 375
Johan Anker
BUSINESSPERSON
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 376
Pål Tyldum
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 377
Gøran Sørloth
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 378
Among Actors In Norway
Among actors born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 5. Before her are Kristofer Hivju (1978), Harriet Bosse (1878), Sonja Wigert (1913), and Anita Thallaug (1938). After her are Aksel Hennie (1975), Pål Sverre Hagen (1980), Greta Nissen (1906), Natassia Malthe (1974), Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Nicolai Cleve Broch (1975), and Alisha Boe (1997).
Kristofer Hivju
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1
Harriet Bosse
1878 - 1961
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Sonja Wigert
1913 - 1980
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3
Anita Thallaug
1938 - 2023
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4
Wenche Foss
1917 - 2011
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5
Aksel Hennie
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 6
Pål Sverre Hagen
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 7
Greta Nissen
1906 - 1988
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 8
Natassia Malthe
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 9
Anneke von der Lippe
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 10
Nicolai Cleve Broch
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 11
Alisha Boe
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 12
